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how much money did you spend to make this system look so good and how much power are you running rms
'98 Contour se V6 auto
Blue headlight,foglights, and green backup light and green underbody neon
Clarion Pro Audio headunit
6x8 Audiobahn up front
6x8 Infinity Kappa in rear
all new system coming soon
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Ryan, Hell of a job there man. 
Chris
'01 French Blue C2 Cougar
No mods (YET!!!)
'01 Wedgewood Blue Explorer
Sport Trac
No mods (YET!!!) http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid={AFC262FF-C841-407E-B888-387A5C25BD55}&tio=0
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Evil1- The system was all purchased at cost with the exception of the Alpine Head Unit, Processor, and CD Changers. So actual cost that I paid is no where near what it should have costed. For example, just the Monster cable portion of the install was over $1400.00 retail for the 1 gauge, 4 gauge, 8 gauge, 16 XLN speaker wire, all of the M1001XLN interconnects, and fuses. However, I only paid $500.00. So I really can't answer your question for the price of everything. Plus, I didn't have to pay for labor.
The RMS for the system is about 2280 watts. However, we all know that a lot of power is wasted in the form of heat. I don't push the system very hard. I basically have an overkill in amplification, but it looks cool and sounds great! All of the gains are turned off except on the Class A 10.0 which is powering the 3 JL 12's. Those 12's are power hungry! All of my tuning is done through the AudioControl 4XS and the processor.
The reason behind using such large amps was to ensure I never reach distortion when turning up the volume to the I.D. Horns and 6 1/2" midbass drivers. As you know, DISTORTION is bad. So, it's obvious that I have plenty of clean power feeding the drivers.
Take care.
1998 Contour SVT H&R, Koni's, 17" Team Dynamics DTM Upgraded Stereo System My 98\' SVT
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Looks good. The only thing I don't like is the towers in the trunk. The seem to take away from the install. Just my 2 cents.
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Hey Ryan, ah, great install. I esp like the way the battery and the 1 gauge, must of been a tight fit with the hood being so close... What say we go finish tuning that bad boy sometime so you can show it off at the NorCal meet
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Hey Ryan, ah, great install. I esp like the way the battery and the 1 gauge, must of been a tight fit with the hood being so close... What say we go finish tuning that bad boy sometime so you can show it off at the NorCal meet Pat- You of all people know how tight that fit was in the engine bay. Too bad we couldn't get it right the first time. I should be able to attend the NorCal meet before leaving the Bay Area. Ryan
1998 Contour SVT H&R, Koni's, 17" Team Dynamics DTM Upgraded Stereo System My 98\' SVT
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'scuse me..
I'm gonna pass out now..
sheesh.. in a contour?????
Nice system man..
Dave Andrews
Black&Tan 2000 SVT 225 of 2150
Bassani.. UNCORKED
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Ryan,
Where in southern California are you? I need some help with my setup. I inherited most of my equipment from my bro's car. I have a 3way crossover I want to put in and I need some more power. I want to build an enclosure for my subs and amps maybe some caps. Write me when you get a chance, any help is appreciated.
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Looks great! I'll bet you had fun installing that!
One question... Where did you run the power wire from the battery?
Matt--
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